diff --git a/.changeset/nervous-socks-end.md b/.changeset/nervous-socks-end.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eb690f87eff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nervous-socks-end.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+fix: prerender page when prerender set to 'auto' and ssr set to true
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/prerender/prerender.js b/packages/kit/src/core/prerender/prerender.js
index 0e6f86306fda..07d7f0136807 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/core/prerender/prerender.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/core/prerender/prerender.js
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ export async function prerender() {
 				// People can opt out of this behavior by explicitly setting prerender to false
 				(should_prerender !== false && get_option(nodes, 'ssr') === false && !page?.server?.actions
 					? 'auto'
-					: false);
+					: should_prerender ?? false);
 
 			prerender_map.set(route.id, prerender);
 		}
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/prerendering/basics/test/test.js b/packages/kit/test/prerendering/basics/test/test.js
index 5304db89018f..d205597f3446 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/prerendering/basics/test/test.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/prerendering/basics/test/test.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ test('decodes paths when writing files', () => {
 	assert.equal(content, JSON.stringify({ path: 'path with encoded spaces' }));
 });
 
-test('prerendering is set to true in global code of hooks.js', () => {
+test('prerendering is set to true in root +layout.js', () => {
 	const content = read('prerendering-true.html');
 	assert.ok(content.includes('<h1>prerendering: true/true</h1>'), content);
 });
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/prerendering/ssr-false/src/routes/prerenderable-3/+page.js b/packages/kit/test/prerendering/ssr-false/src/routes/prerenderable-3/+page.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f1b9bcf9eee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit/test/prerendering/ssr-false/src/routes/prerenderable-3/+page.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export const prerender = 'auto';
+export const ssr = true;
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/prerendering/ssr-false/src/routes/prerenderable-3/+page.svelte b/packages/kit/test/prerendering/ssr-false/src/routes/prerenderable-3/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f844d12b1532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit/test/prerendering/ssr-false/src/routes/prerenderable-3/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p>prerenderable shell</p>
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/prerendering/ssr-false/test/test.js b/packages/kit/test/prerendering/ssr-false/test/test.js
index 6b70952efcce..86912a8685ba 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/prerendering/ssr-false/test/test.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/prerendering/ssr-false/test/test.js
@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@ test('prerenders /prerenderable-2 shell', () => {
 	assert.ok(!content.includes('prerenderable shell'));
 });
 
+test('prerenders /prerenderable-3 shell with ssr=true and prerender=auto', () => {
+	const content = read('prerenderable-3.html');
+	assert.ok(content.includes('prerenderable shell'));
+});
+
 test('does not prerender non prerenderable things', () => {
-	assert.equal(fs.readdirSync(build).length, 2);
+	assert.equal(fs.readdirSync(build).length, 3);
 });
 
 test('keeps not-explicitly-prerendered routes in the manifest', () => {